Fire and explosion at propane gas cylinder storage compound Sunderland 14th January 1978 - examination of propane gas pigtails (TM-DON-005)

1. INTRODUCTION On the night of January 14th, there was a fire in a propane gas storage compound used to supply point heaters at Sunderland. At a subsequent meeting, attended by a Railway Inspector, a gas leak in the reinforced rubber connectors, known as "pigtails" was regarded as a...